Oh, we are so not going to repeat the gender wars we had upon reading the last toy statement from Bandai. :|
And I'm serious. This thread is about the toy itself, not about how much they hawk the toy as "something for boys" even though there are plenty of females here that buy them too.
So take the gender wars somewhere else, because you don't want to find out what will happen if you don't.
Ahem.
I'd like to take this time to just say that I was not trying to cause any sort of war, and not to seem rude, but I would appreciate that my statement wasn't taken on the assumption that it was.
I understand that words are hard to interperate on the internet without any sort of smiley or double re-assurance of what is implied. Mainly, I don't want to come off as a smart ass here, so don't take what I'm saying as an attack, or me pushing my luck.
I've never gotten into a "gender war" on this forum, and I don't intend on starting one.
My comment about the article itself was more of a sidenote or a final train of thought on how one-tracked the statement is.
So, apologies for any misunderstanding.
Now, getting back to the toy itself:
My initial comment was about how cheap the product looked compared to the original, but again, I will probably end up getting one because I do want a Digivice Burst, and my wallet can't justify importing the Japanese one despite the features and detail that was put into it.
But then again, I'm judging off a rather small image, not an actual photograph of the toy in or out of it's packaging, so it could look alot better...
Wait... I never realised that image was clickable... [opens full size]
Ok, after looking at the full thing, I do agree with Steph that it looks like a McDonalds toy.
BUT! For some strange reason, I'm still ok with it.
While it does look like a McDonalds toy, it also looks like they pulled it from the show itself, which is probably what they were going for if they wanted to market it to the target demograph.
Looking at the Japanese version, it looks like it was made for the older group that Savers was marketed to, so it makes sense that the toy would have an older, not so childish feel to it.
For me, the loss of the air signal isn't really that big a deal since I would probably only use the thing for Cosplay purposes like I do with my iC, and not carry it around with me and raise the V-Pet.
So while it does look and will more than likely feel a heck of a lot differently than the Japanese version, I suppose I can understand the method to the madness, and accept the toy for what it will be.
Now, can we get it in Banchou Yellow? XD
